NTSB investigations, 1981

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1981
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB NYC81FA027Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · North Castle, NYFeb 19, 1981 · N750HK · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-44 · Batavia, NYFeb 19, 1981 · N2216D · DestroyedNTSB MIA81FKT28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Miami, FLFeb 19, 1981 · N25969 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA047Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Vero Beach, FLFeb 19, 1981 · N7078P · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FA048Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182M · Truckee, CAFeb 19, 1981 · N71803 · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DXQ11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Reno, NVFeb 19, 1981 · N2065R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRG19Accident · No injuriesClosedBarnes F-7 · Austin, TXFeb 19, 1981 · N1MW · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA029Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-31T · Waterford Twp, MIFeb 19, 1981 · N321SS · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FKJ15Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Mobile, GAFeb 19, 1981 · N3898W · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FKG09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Statesboro, GAFeb 19, 1981 · N3149R · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCG22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Eudora, KSFeb 18, 1981 · N8270U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA020Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrum-Amer AA-5 · Thayer, MOFeb 18, 1981 · N6092L · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FUJ35Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBobcat 1 · Phoenix, AZFeb 18, 1981 · N14TH · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FJA06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Kona Village, HIFeb 18, 1981 · N7708J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVA24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Hughson, CAFeb 18, 1981 · N61600 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA036Accident · 1 fatalClosedLuscombe 8A · Bixby, OKFeb 18, 1981 · N1331B · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DPA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Addison, TXFeb 18, 1981 · N1213F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DA037Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Corrigan, TXFeb 18, 1981 · N2862V · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DA035Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Lubbock, TXFeb 18, 1981 · N5612D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA028Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Fort Wayne, INFeb 18, 1981 · N7496J · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FA027Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Loganspopt, INFeb 18, 1981 · N4341F · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FA026Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Waupun, WIFeb 18, 1981 · N8422C · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA048Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172P · Woodbury, TNFeb 18, 1981 · N51095 · DestroyedNTSB ANC81DAG28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180E · Chugiak, AKFeb 18, 1981 · N2661Y · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FLD25Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58 · Clearwater, FLFeb 17, 1981 · N9094Q · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FKA04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Coamo, PRFeb 17, 1981 · N3845M · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81DLD24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Silver Springs, FLFeb 17, 1981 · N5726U · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA047Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20J · Roll, AZFeb 17, 1981 · N4251H · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FRA17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A35 · La Porte, TXFeb 17, 1981 · N8407A · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQG13Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Amarillo, TXFeb 17, 1981 · N1027T · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTC09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Moran Juction, WYFeb 17, 1981 · N5871B · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FA019Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182RG · Grand Forks, NDFeb 17, 1981 · N4773S · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB DCA81AA010Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 737 · Santa Ana, CAFeb 17, 1981 · N468AC · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEC15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Warren, ILFeb 17, 1981 · N48852 · DestroyedNTSB SEA81FYE17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna TU206G · Everett, WAFeb 16, 1981 · N7345N · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FNA11Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Taunton, MAFeb 16, 1981 · N28861 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA046Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-32R · El Duque, PRFeb 16, 1981 · N7272F · DestroyedNTSB ANC81DAG26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180H · Sparrevohn, AKFeb 16, 1981 · N9766G · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FGM11Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Elizabeth, PAFeb 15, 1981 · N3769E · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVM12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210M · Santa Cruz, CAFeb 15, 1981 · N761VF · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPD12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31P · Denton, TXFeb 15, 1981 · N4912M · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTE21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedScorpion 133 · Ft. Collins, COFeb 15, 1981 · N37736 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DER18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Kelliher, MNFeb 15, 1981 · N2560M · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKW11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Woodbury, TNFeb 15, 1981 · N2845T · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKG07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 195B · Columbus, GAFeb 15, 1981 · N3018B · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FIG07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech B24R · Frederick, MDFeb 15, 1981 · N825PJ · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FID11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Chesapeake, VAFeb 15, 1981 · N9133B · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DKJ11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Alabaster, ALFeb 15, 1981 · N6715C · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVD11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Oakland, CAFeb 14, 1981 · N6373E · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DUG13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Salton Sea, CAFeb 14, 1981 · N47831 · Substantial damage